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2010 IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY STUDY OVERVIEW
WELDING TRAINING
2F
# of Participants Certified
1G
3F
3G
11
9
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16Time in Hours
12.3
15
10
6
11.7
14.1
8
5
11.6
14.5
5
4
12.3
15.3
100% Traditional Welding 50% Traditional & 50% Virtual Welding
41.6%AN INCREASE OF
IN OVERALL CERTIFICATION FOR THE VR GROUP
Greatly REDUCED training costsTotal savings equate to $2,680.46 / $243.68 per student
$Significantly GREATER
amount of weldsSignificantly HIGHER levels of team
learning and interaction
THE VIRTUAL WELDING GROUP EXPERIENCED
CERTIFICATION RATE TRAINING TIME
23%A DECREASE OF
IN OVERALL TRAINING TIME FOR THE VR GROUP
Start over without wasting material or losing
time in assembly and retacking.
Practice welds without spending time in setup and material gathering.
ADVANTAGESOF V IRTUAL TRAIN ING:
TW VR
WELD TYPE
WELD TYPE
WELD TYPE
WELD TYPE
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
TRAINING HOURS OVER TWO WEEKS80PARTICIPANTS TRAINED USING 100% TRADITIONAL WELDING
PARTICIPANTS TRAINED USING 50% TRADITIONAL & 50% VIRTUAL WELDING1122 TOTAL PARTICIPANTS